Always Pack Your Uniform on Top [Import]

Steve Swallow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 27, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ecm Import
• ASIN: B00004TJYJ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,795 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot., August 20, 2000

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Vince L. Mendoza Jr. (Manila, The Philippines) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Always Pack Your Uniform on Top (Audio CD)

Next to "Deconstructed" which I also reviewed, this has got to be my other Steve Swallow album fave. This album isn't wanting in inspired moments -- bassist Swallow, trumpeter Barry Ries, tenor saxist Chris Potter and (most specially) guitarist Mick Goodrick and drummer Adam Nussbaum all cook. I reserved the higher rating for the earlier album only because I personally prefer the compositions there. But there's lots of serious blowing through tricky chord changes here -- enough to humble any player, novice or pro. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great jazz, August 17, 2000

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THX1138b (NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Always Pack Your Uniform on Top (Audio CD)

This is just darn good jazz. And a live set too! Top notch musicianship from all hands. Steve Swallow's tunes and arrangements are sharp and his sense of humor inevitably comes through. (To say nothing of that marvelous sound he gets) This is very much in line with his work from Real Book and Deconstructed. Deep jazz roots but clear headed and forward looking.

Nice work here by Chris Potter. And Mick Goodrick fills an interesting niche someplace between John Scofield and Pat Metheney. He sounds great. No one takes over, these guys are playing together and everyone gets a chance to stretch.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Can't Get Enough of This Guy!, December 26, 2003

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John Russon (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Always Pack Your Uniform on Top (Audio CD)

This is the first modern Steve Swallow I purchased, and since then I have had to go out and by a whole bunch more. He is a truly swinging bass player who gets a classic walking sound (and not just walking, of course) on an electric bass. The tunes on this and his other recent albums are often new heads on standard changes, and they're very hip. The players are unbelievable--Chris Potter (!) on sax, Barry Reis on trumpet, Mick Goodrick on guitar and Adam Nussbaum on bass. The album is live, and it feels very energetic. I love this album, especially the tune "Reinventing the Wheel." If you take my advice and purchase this album, then you should also check out "Deconstructed," "Real Book" and "Damaged in Transit." This is great stuff!